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1973–74 Football League Cup

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Football League Cup

| year = 1973–74

| other_titles = League Cup

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| country = England
Wales

| num_teams = 92

| winners = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| second = Manchester City

| matches = 132

| goals = 385

| scoring_leader =

| award =

| prev_season = 1972–73

| next_season = 1974–75

}}

The 1973–74 Football League Cup was the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition by defeating Manchester City 2–1 in the final on 2 March 1974. This triumph gave them entry to the 1974–75 UEFA Cup.

First round

The 56 Football League clubs who had comprised the Third and Fourth Divisions during the previous season, plus the bottom eight of the Second Division, all competed from the first round. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 28–29 August 1973.

=Ties=

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!Date

1Bolton Wanderers1–1Preston North End17,10128 August 1973
2Bury0–0Oldham Athletic5,53428 August 1973
3Southport1–1Blackburn Rovers5,34229 August 1973
4Carlisle United2–2Workington7,04028 August 1973
5Darlington2–1Bradford City2,66429 August 1973
6Halifax Town1–1Barnsley2,76828 August 1973
7York City1–0Huddersfield Town6,49729 August 1973
8Rochdale5–3Hartlepools1,83629 August 1973
9Chester City0–2Wrexham4,79129 August 1973
10Tranmere Rovers3–3Crewe Alexandra2,75129 August 1973
11Walsall6–1Shrewsbury Town4,72229 August 1973
12Stockport County2–0Port Vale3,31429 August 1973
13Grimsby Town2–1Northampton Town7,82928 August 1973
14Notts County3–4Doncaster Rovers7,73528 August 1973
15Peterborough United2–2Scunthorpe United6,33929 August 1973
16Rotherham United2–1Lincoln City3,45528 August 1973
17Chesterfield1–1Mansfield Town6,32129 August 1973
18Bournemouth1–0|Bristol Rovers7,52029 August 1973
19Swindon Town3–3Newport County6,87328 August 1973
20Swansea City1–1Exeter City3,03628 August 1973
21Torquay United0–2Plymouth Argyle6,99629 August 1973
22Cardiff City2–0Hereford United9,82129 August 1973
23Reading2–2Watford6,27929 August 1973
24Aldershot1–1Cambridge United4,14729 August 1973
25Portsmouth2–1|Southend United9,65228 August 1973
26Gillingham4–2Colchester United3,99129 August 1973
27Brighton and Hove Albion1–2Charlton Athletic8,45229 August 1973
28Brentford1–2Orient6,62028 August 1973

=Replays=

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1Preston North End0–2After Extra TimeBolton Wanderers18,5715 September 1973
2Oldham Athletic2–3Bury6,0454 September 1973
3Blackburn Rovers3–1After Extra TimeSouthport5,3425 September 1973
4Workington0–1Carlisle United5 September 1973
6Barnsley0–1Halifax Town4,1684 September 1973
10Crewe Alexandra0–1Tranmere Rovers4,4885 September 1973
15Scunthorpe United2–1Peterborough United4,4724 September 1973
17Mansfield Town0–1Chesterfield5,7115 September 1973
19Newport County1–2Swindon Town6,0074 September 1973
20Exeter City2–1After Extra TimeSwansea City5 September 1973
23Watford2–3Reading5 September 1973
24Cambridge United3–0Aldershot4,1475 September 1973

Second round

The 28 first round winners were joined by the remaining clubs from the Second Division and all from the First Division. Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 2/8–10 October 1973.

=Ties=

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1Bournemouth0–0|Sheffield Wednesday11,01710 October 1973
2Southampton3–0Charlton Athletic10,0478 October 1973
3Ipswich Town2–0Leeds United28,3858 October 1973
4Everton1–0Reading15,7728 October 1973
5Bury2–0Cambridge United6,1509 October 1973
6Newcastle United6–0|Doncaster Rovers15,9008 October 1973
7West Ham United2–2Liverpool25,8238 October 1973
8Scunthorpe United0–0Bristol City4,4189 October 1973
9Arsenal0–1Tranmere Rovers20,3372 October 1973
10Oxford United1–1Fulham7,13110 October 1973
11Coventry City5–1Darlington8,7698 October 1973
12Cardiff City2–2Burnley10 October 1973
13Plymouth Argyle4–0Portsmouth13,2029 October 1973
14Orient2–0Blackburn Rovers7,3749 October 1973
15West Bromwich Albion2–1Sheffield United10,4218 October 1973
16Luton Town1–1Grimsby Town9,65610 October 1973
17Manchester United0–1Middlesbrough23,9068 October 1973
18Walsall0–0Manchester City12,9432 October 1973
19Derby County2–2Sunderland29,1728 October 1973
20York City1–0Aston Villa7,9819 October 1973
21Halifax Town0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers8,2228 October 1973
22Rotherham United1–4Exeter City2,55910 October 1973
23Stoke City1–0Chelsea17,2818 October 1973
24Millwall0–0Nottingham Forest8,63110 October 1973
25Stockport County1–0Crystal Palace8,5019 October 1973
26Chesterfield1–0Swindon Town4,63910 October 1973
27Queens Park Rangers1–0Tottenham Hotspur23,3538 October 1973
28Leicester City3–3Hull City9,7778 October 1973
29Norwich City6–2Wrexham10,93710 October 1973
30Blackpool1–1Birmingham City7,9439 October 1973
31Gillingham1–2Carlisle United10 October 1973
32Rochdale0–4Bolton Wanderers7,24110 October 1973

=Replays=

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!Date

1Sheffield Wednesday2–2After Extra TimeBournemouth5,88315 October 1973
7Liverpool1–0West Ham United26,00229 October 1973
8Bristol City2–1After Extra TimeScunthorpe United7,83716 October 1973
10Fulham3–0Oxford United6,43516 October 1973
12Burnley3–2After Extra TimeCardiff City12,31316 October 1973
16Grimsby Town0–0After Extra TimeLuton Town13,64316 October 1973
18Manchester City0–0After Extra TimeWalsall19,42822 October 1973
19Sunderland2–2After Extra TimeDerby County38,93529 October 1973
24Nottingham Forest1–3Millwall9,24116 October 1973
28Hull City3–2Leicester City16,00331 October 1973
30Birmingham City4–2Blackpool16,88016 October 1973

=2nd Replays=

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!Date

1Sheffield Wednesday2–1After Extra TimeBournemouth8,89429 October 1973
16Luton Town2–0Grimsby Town15,36523 October 1973
18Walsall0–41Manchester City13,64630 October 1973
19Derby County0–3Sunderland38,46031 October 1973

1 At Old Trafford, Manchester

Third round

Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 30–31 October and 6 November 1973.

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1Hull City4–1Stockport County13,7536 November 1973
2Birmingham City2–2Newcastle United13,02530 October 1973
3Southampton3–0Chesterfield13,66330 October 1973
4Stoke City1–1Middlesbrough19,19431 October 1973
5Everton0–1Norwich City22,04630 October 1973
6Millwall1–1Bolton Wanderers9,28131 October 1973
7Fulham2–2Ipswich Town8,96431 October 1973
8Tranmere Rovers1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers14,44231 October 1973
9Orient1–1York City12,06131 October 1973
10Carlisle United0–1Manchester City14,4726 November 1973
11Bristol City2–2Coventry City19,12930 October 1973
12Queens Park Rangers8–2Sheffield Wednesday16,0436 November 1973
13Burnley1–2|Plymouth Argyle11,15030 October 1973
14Sunderland0–2Liverpool36,20821 November 1973
15West Bromwich Albion1–3Exeter City10,78331 October 1973
16Luton Town0–0Bury8,19131 October 1973

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2Newcastle United0–1After Extra TimeBirmingham City19,2767 November 1973
4Middlesbrough1–2After Extra TimeStoke City26,0686 November 1973
6Bolton Wanderers1–2Millwall13,5016 November 1973
7Ipswich Town2–1Fulham21,40014 November 1973
8Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Tranmere Rovers14,83913 November 1973
9York City2–1Orient11,1526 November 1973
11Coventry City2–1Bristol City13,0496 November 1973
16Bury2–3Luton Town7,8276 November 1973

Fourth round

Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required. The original games were staged on 20–21 and 27 November 1973.

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1York City0–0Manchester City15,36021 November 1973
2Queens Park Rangers0–3Plymouth Argyle19,07220 November 1973
3Southampton0–2Norwich City14,41521 November 1973
4Ipswich Town1–3|Birmingham City12,24121 November 1973
5Wolverhampton Wanderers5–1Exeter City7,62320 November 1973
6Millwall3–1Luton Town8,77721 November 1973
7Coventry City2–1Stoke City17,48520 November 1973
8Hull City0–0Liverpool19,74827 November 1973

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1Manchester City4–1York City17,9725 December 1973
8Liverpool3–1Hull City17,1204 December 1973

Fifth round

Ties were straight knockout games, with additional replays if required.

{{football box

|date= 19 December 1973

|time= 14:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2=Liverpool

|goals1=Richards {{goal|46}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Molineux, Wolverhampton

|attendance=15,242

|referee= Roy Capey (Madeley Heath) }}

{{football box

|date=19 December 1973

|time= 14:00 GMT

|team1=Coventry City

|score=2–2

|report=

|team2=Manchester City

|goals1=Alderson {{goal}} {{goal}}

|goals2=Booth {{goal}}
Leman {{goal}}

|stadium=Highfield Road, Coventry

|attendance=12,661

|referee= Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) }}

;Replay

{{football box

|date=16 January 1974

|time= 13:30 GMT

|team1=Manchester City

|score=4–2

|report=

|team2=Coventry City

|goals1=Summerbee {{goal|65}}
Lee {{goal|78||80}}
Law {{goal|87}}

|goals2=Alderson {{goal|35||68}}

|stadium=Maine Road, Manchester

|attendance=25,409

|referee= Pat Partridge (Mexborough)}}

{{football box

|date=19 December 1973

|time= 14:00 GMT

|team1= Millwall

|score=1–1

|report=

|team2= Norwich City

|goals1= Wood {{goal}}

|goals2= Howard {{goal}}

|stadium=The Den, London

|attendance=10,708

|referee= Harry New (Bristol) }}

;Replay

{{football box

|date=16 January 1974

|time= 13:30 GMT

|team1=Norwich City

|score=2–1

|report=

|team2=Millwall

|goals1= Suggett {{goal|10}}
Sissons {{goal|83|pen.}}

|goals2= Smethurst {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Carrow Road, Norwich

|attendance=7,737

|referee= Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicestershire) }}

{{football box

|date=19 December 1973

|time= 14:00 GMT

|team1=Birmingham City

|score=1–2

|report=

|team2=Plymouth Argyle

|goals1=Hatton {{goal|9}}

|goals2=Welsh {{goal|36}}
Davey {{goal|38}}

|stadium=St Andrews, Birmingham

|attendance=15,273

|referee= Walter Johnson (Kendal) }}

Semi-finals

Ties were two-legged affairs with the winners advancing to the final. Extra time and then penalties would be used in the second leg if required.

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=23 January 1974

|time= 14:00 GMT

|team1=Plymouth Argyle

|score=1–1

|report=

|team2=Manchester City

|goals1=Davey {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Booth {{goal|65}}

|stadium=Home Park, Plymouth

|attendance=30,390

|referee= John Yates (Redditch)}}

{{football box

|date=23 January 1974

|time= 19:45 GMT

|team1=Norwich City

|score=1–1

|report=

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Mellor {{goal|57}}

|goals2=Richards {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Carrow Road, Norwich

|attendance=20,517

|referee= Gordon Kew (Amersham)}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=26 January 1974

|time= 14:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2=Norwich City

|goals1=Richards {{goal}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Molineux, Wolverhampton

|attendance=32,605

|referee= }}

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate

{{football box

|date=30 January 1974

|time= 19:30 GMT

|team1=Manchester City

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2=Plymouth Argyle

|goals1=Lee {{goal|10}}
Bell {{goal|48}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Maine Road, Manchester

|attendance=40,117

|referee= Gordon Hill (Leicester)}}

Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate

Final

{{main|1974 Football League Cup Final}}

{{football box

|date=2 March 1974
15:30 GMT|

|team1=Manchester City

|score=1–2

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Bell {{goal|59}}

|goals2=Hibbitt {{goal|44}}
Richards {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=97,886

|referee=Dave Wallace (Crewe) }}

References

=General=

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=513

|title=English League Cup 1973/1974 |access-date=15 January 2012 |publisher=Soccerbase}}

  • {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html

|title=England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 |access-date=15 January 2012 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1973-1974/results |title=English League Cup 1973–1974 : Results |access-date=15 January 2012 |publisher=statto.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115002959/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1973-1974/results |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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